Trump, Iran in High-Stakes Nuclear Talks

0:00It's April 18th. This is US News Today, powered by AI, your country, in real time. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump called a situation room meeting Saturday morning to tackle rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the stalled nuclear talks with Iran. Key players like Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others, showed up to hash it out. The ceasefire between the US and Iran is about to expire any day now, with no word on when the next negotiations kick off. Iran ramped up the heat by threatening that vital shipping lane and hitting some vessels in the area. This came right after Trump hinted a deal might be close. One top official warned that without quick progress, fighting could fire back up soon. Folks in the administration are on edge, seeing this as Iran pushing boundaries after some early winds on issues like uranium enrichment and their files. Nuclear stockpile Diplomatic backchannels are still buzzing, with Pakistan's army chief, Asim Weneer hosting

1:02talks into Iran and Trump chatting directly with him and Iranian leaders. Iran's Supreme National Security Council says they're chewing over fresh US proposals but haven't hit back yet, tensions spiked even after breakthroughs on big sticking points. Trump called out Iran for getting clever and testing limits from the White House Saturday, stressing they can't hold the US hostage. He says talks are still rolling and he'll know real soon if they're headed forward or not.